Strategic Planning: Now is the Time!

This event qualifies for .5 CEUs

This event qualifies for 5 CPEs

This event qualifies for TBD ICMA

Objectives

»»Understand different strategic planning approaches and techniques and their attendant advantages and disadvantages

»»Become familiar with strategic plan implementation and follow-up and how strategic planning fits into other organizational functions, such as budgeting and accountability

»»Learn how to conduct strategic planning using interactive learning simulation exercises, or “learning by doing”

Description

This workshop is a “guided tour” of the practical techniques and fundamental principles of the strategic planning process. This workshop specifically focuses on developing skills and understanding the power of analyzing current organizational situations, laying out long- and short-range objectives, developing implementation plans, and building an effective policy decision framework for an organizational strategic plan. Topics will include environmental scanning, problem identification, SWOT analyses, strategy formulation, implementation planning, and various sub-elements of the process such as the construction of scenarios.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Gerald Gabris, PhD, is a Professor at NIU in the Division of Public Administration. Jerry completed a five-year term (2004-2009) as Director of NIU�s nationally-ranked Public Administration Program and holds the title of Distinguished Teaching Professor at NIU. He is a specialist in organizational development, personnel management, leadership, and governing board dynamics. A nationally recognized expert in organizational behavior, Jerry has published over 60 articles and book chapters in human resources management and organizational behavior, and he is the past managing editor of Public Administration Review, his field�s leading academic journal. Jerry earned an AB, an MA, and a PhD in 1977 from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association